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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Review of "The Curse"

While I cannot consider myself a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers, when I saw this book was available via Kindle Unlimited, I couldn't resist. Given the colorful history of mostly losing seasons and their eccentric former owner Donald Sterling, I had to give this a try. Here is my review of "The Curse"

Title/Author:

“The Curse: The
Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers” by Mike Minas

Tags:

Basketball, professional,
Clippers, history

Publish date:

November 8, 2016

Length:

558 pages

Rating:

4 of 5 stars (very
good)

Review:

The Los Angeles Clippers have had a very entertaining history both on and
off the court. While they have never won an NBA championship, they have been in
the news for various reasons and their performance on the court had a long
history of losing until their recent success with star players Chris Paul and
Blake Griffin. This history is completely captured in this very entertaining
book by Mike Minas.

From their beginning in San Diego and the first player who was supposed to be
the franchise savior, Bill Walton, to the current crop of players and
controversies, there isn’t a significant Clipper event that Minas misses.
Whether it was significant injuries (and there are a LOT in Clipper history),
the many sagas of former owner Donald Sterling or the disruption the team faced
during the 1992 riots in Los Angeles, Minas writes about them with knowledge
and humor.

Whether or not the reader is a Clipper fan, this is a book that will be
enjoyed by any basketball fan, especially if one wants to learn the reason
behind the terrible luck and performance of this franchise.